Nonstop flight route between Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States and Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Smith Field (SMD), Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States and Chincilla Airport (CCL), Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia would travel a Great Circle distance of 9,149 miles (or 14,724 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Smith Field and Chincilla Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Smith Field and Chincilla Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | SMD / KSMD |
| Airport Name: | Smith Field |
| Location: | Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 41°8'35"N by 85°9'10"W |
| Area Served: | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 835 feet (255 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 4 |
| View all routes: | Routes from SMD |
| More Information: | SMD Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CCL / YCCA |
| Airport Name: | Chincilla Airport |
| Location: | Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 26°46'9"S by 150°37'0"E |
| Area Served: | Chincilla, Queensland, Australia |
| Operator/Owner: | Western Downs Regional Council |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 1030 feet (314 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CCL |
| More Information: | CCL Maps & Info |
Facts about Smith Field (SMD):
- Smith Field covers 234 acres at an elevation of 835 feet above mean sea level.
- The furthest airport from Smith Field (SMD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,224 miles (18,064 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Smith Field (SMD) has 4 runways.
- In 2010 Runway 5/23 was rebuilt.
- Smith Field is Fort Wayne's first municipal airport and is one of America's oldest surviving aviation sites.
- Because of Smith Field's relatively low elevation of 835 feet, planes can take off or land at Smith Field at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The closest airport to Smith Field (SMD) is Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA), which is located only 12 miles (19 kilometers) S of SMD.
- Federal New Deal employment programs of the Great Depression further upgraded the airfield.
Facts about Chincilla Airport (CCL):
- The furthest airport from Chincilla Airport (CCL) is Agostinho Neto Airport (NTO), which is located 11,721 miles (18,863 kilometers) away in Ponta do Sol, Santo Antão, Cape Verde.
- The closest airport to Chincilla Airport (CCL) is Miles Airport (WLE), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) W of CCL.
- Chincilla Airport (CCL) has 2 runways.
